AI Photo Relighting API

AI Photo Relighting API for Photography Studios

Relight any photo via REST API — studio lighting, golden hour, dramatic side-light, soft natural — at $0.018 per relight.

Why photography studios teams choose PixelAPI

$0.018 per relight — Cheapest production relighting API.
500 free credits on signup — no credit card. Test on real photography studios data before committing.
Fixed credit pricing — predictable per-call cost, no per-second billing surprises.
No cold starts — always-warm infrastructure, sub-10-second response.
REST API — works from any backend (Node, Python, PHP, Go, .NET).
GST invoice (India) — registered Indian business, GST-compliant invoicing.

How photography studios workflows use AI Photo Relighting API

Fix flat product photography lighting. Add dramatic studio light to portraits. Adjust outdoor photos to golden-hour. Save bad-lit photos without re-shooting. Typical integration: a single POST request, a public output URL in seconds, store in your CDN. No GPU infrastructure to maintain, no cold-start delays.

Code sample

curl -X POST https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/image/relight \
  -H "X-API-Key: $PIXELAPI_KEY" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F "preset=studio_softbox"

Pricing for photography studios volume

Volume per month	Plan	Cost
Under 100 calls	Free tier	$0
~10,000 calls	Starter	$10/mo
~60,000 calls	Pro	$50/mo
~300,000 calls	Scale	$200/mo

FAQ for Photography Studios developers

Is the output quality production-ready for photography studios?

Yes. Adaptive relighting that preserves subject identity + colors while modifying lighting direction, intensity, and color temperature. 12 presets (studio, golden hour, side-light, ring-light, natural, dramatic, low-key, high-key, etc.). We process tens of thousands of photography studios calls per day for paying customers.

What's the rate limit?

Free 10/min, Starter 60/min, Pro 300/min, Scale unlimited. Higher tiers available on request.

How does this compare to Photoshop AI Relight?

Specialized relighting APIs charge $0.10-0.30/image. Photoshop Relight feature requires Adobe subscription. PixelAPI is $0.018 — 5-15× cheaper than alternatives.

Try free — 500 credits, no card See pricing REST API docs